Vietnamese Fatherland Front delegation visits Cuba
A delegation from the Vietnam Fatherland Front led by Vice President Bui Thi Thanh, paid a visit to Cuba from Sept 12-15 to tighten traditional relations between two public mobilisation organisations.
VFF Vice President Bui Thi Thanh (L) holds meets with leader of the Cuban Committees for Defence of the Revolution. (Photo: VNA)
Havana (VNA) – A delegation from the Vietnam Fatherland Front(VFF) Central Committee led by Vice President Bui Thi Thanh, paid a visit toCuba from September 12-15 to tighten traditional relations between two publicmobilisation organisations.
In talks with Coordinator of the Cuban Committees for Defence of the Revolution Manuel Miranda Martinez, Thanh underlined the VFF’s roles as a largestpublic organisation in Vietnam in promoting solidarity among people andrevolutionary construction.
Sheconveyed VFF President Tran Thanh Man’s sympathy to Cuban people after HurricaneIrma, while expressing her hope that Cuban people will overcome the hurricane’saftermaths soon.
For his part, Manuel Miranda Martinez introduced developments and missions ofthe Cuban Committees for the Defence the of Revolution, which gather over 90percent of the Cuban people.
He affirmed that Vietnam is always a bright example for Cuba while stressingthe significance of the experience exchange between the two organisations.
During the visit to Cuba, the VFF delegation met with Director of the NationalAssembly’s Commission of International Relations and President of theCuba-Vietnam Friendship Association Yolanda Ferrer Gomez. They discussed therole of public organisations in elections and legislation.
They also met with Head of the Cuban Communist Party Central Committee’sDepartment of International Relations Jose Ramon Balaguer and laid a wreath offlowers at the statue of President Ho Chi Minh in Havana as well as visitedbranches of Cuban Committees for the Defence the of Revolution in several localities.-VNA
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VFF Vice President Bui Thi Thanh (L) holds meets with leader of the Cuban Committees for Defence of the Revolution. (Photo: VNA) 
